George bey



G. BEY.

CUE.

APPLICATION FILED IuIYI, I9I9.

1,324,789. Patented Dec.16,1919.

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GEORGE BEY, 0F NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

CUE.

Specication of Letters Patent. PatentedD'e, `16, 1919.`

. Application filed July 1s, lele.A seriarNo. 311,830.

To all 'whom it may concer/n.'

Be it known that I, GEORGE BEY, a citizen of the United States, and aY resident of Newark, county of Esseri, Aand State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cues, of' which the following is a specification.

This invention relatesv to an ilnproved cue for use in playing billiards, pool and like gaines, and is designed to provide a cue that is wielded as an ordinary cue', but has a grip that is movable relative'to the cue provided to enable more accurate shooting and to assist in drawing the cue ball. v

It is sometimes necessary to draw the cue ball, that is, make it roll backward after it hits Vthe object ball, this being done by hitting the cue ball below the center, and sometimes it is necessary to draw the cue ball and at the same time hit it lightly, and a few very experienced players can draw the ball when the cue ball travels but a short distance, or if it is hit lightly the wrist motion of the player being utilized inthe manipulation of the cue.

My invention makes it possible to more eectively draw the cue ball by reason of the grip having a yielding connection with the cue, so that when the tip of the cue hits the cue ball it loses its full force for the reason that the grip is advanced slightly along the cue and the tendency of reverse rotation of the ball is not destroyed by eX- cessive forward movement of the cue after the cue contacts with the cue ball.

A further obj ect of the invention is to provide a cue of this kind in which the tension of the yielding means, such as a spring, can be regulated according to the wishes of the player. Y Y

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing7 in which Figure 1 is a side view ofa cue provided with myimproved grip. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail view showing the cue partly broken away and with the grip in section, and Fig. 3 is a section on line 3 3 in Fig. 2.

The cue 10 is of any usual form and lis provided at the end with a tip 11, which is usually made of leather and used for striking the cue ball. The handle portion 12 of the cue is provided with a suitable grip 13, which may be of various forms, but is preferably made of a tubular sleeve that fits around the outside of the cue and is slidable longitudinally thereon without undue friction, so that its movement is not restricted or impeded by any tight fit between the cue andthe grip.

r11@ grip le is held so am a yields, that is, it can move forward under a slight tenslon on the cue. In other'words, the cue can retreat within the grip, being heldin .nor- Y lnal position by a yielding means. The

means illustratedin the drawing isla spring 14, which, in order to make the devicecompact, is seatedin agroove'l'in the cue and is fastened at one end,vas at 16, tothe sleeve.

` With a light shot it will thus be seen that the cue does not drive the cue ball positively forward to overcome the reverse twist by means of which the cue ball is drawn, and I am enabled by this cue to tap the cue ball but lightly andstill be able to draw the cue ball to an extent lnuch greater than is possible with the ordinary cue.

The initial or normal pressure of the spring can be regulated by an adjustment to position the grip on the cue. One form of such regulation is by a pin'18, which fits tightly into any of the series of holes 19, spaced `apart as desired, the pin 18 projecting sufliciently to permit its engagement with the back edge of thesleeve 13, but not projecting to an extent great enough to cause it to interfere with the natural handling of the cue. j

The pin 18 fits tightly into the hole, one way of doing this being to lsplit the pin, as at 20. It will be evident that if the pin is placed in one of the holes nearest the end 17 of the spring, the spring will be `under a light tension, whereas if it is more advanced, that is, placed forward beyond this point,

the tension of the spring will be increased.V `This adjustment can also be used for taking up any Weakness that might be developed in the spring through long use.

The particular arrangement of the parts as illustrated is not essential to the invention, and the parts can be arranged differently relative to` oneanother, and-they can he of modilied Shapes, Without departing from the scope of the invention.

I claim:

l. A eue having a comparatively small shell-like grip thereon, which grip has a limited longitudinal sliding movement on the 2. A eue having a relatively small grip slidalole longitudinally thereon, and a oonnection connecting the cue and grip to yieldingly hold the grip in its normal position.

A eue having a grip slidable longitudinally thereon, a connection Connecting the cue and grip to yieldingly hold the grip in its normal position, and a stop for limiting the movement of the grip.

4. A cue having a grip slidable longitudinally thereon, aspring connecting the grip and the eue to hold the grip in its normal position, and a stop for the grip to prevent rearward movement of the grip beyond the normal.

5. A cue having a grip slidahle longitudinally thereon, a spring Connecting the eue and the grip to permit rearward movement of the one in the grip, and a stop for limiting the forward movement of the eue in the grip.

6. A one having a grip slidalole longitudinally thereon, a spring connecting the cue and the grip to permit rearward movement of the eue in the grip, and an adjustable stop for engaging the eue and the grip and limiting the forward movement of the Cue in the grip. f

7. A eue having a tubular grip Slidable longitudinally thereon, a groove in the one,

a spring in the groove and attached to the eue and the grip, and a stop adjustable on the cue for engaging the grip for limiting the forward movement of the cue in the grip and regulating the normal tension of the spring.

ln testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereto set my hand, this 16th day of- July, 1919.

GEORGE BEY. 

